Lobbyists in Tallahassee still don't appear to be all that affected by the Great Recession.
The latest batch of lobbying compensation reports due last weekend show that the amount of money paid to lobby the Florida Legislature is actually on pace to beat the 2008 totals.
The aggregated income total for 2008 - [...]
Pinellas County Commissioners' decision to stick a moratorium on new digital signs -- the latest front in long-running billboard battles -- "surprised" Clear Channel, said lobbyist Todd Pressman on Wednesday.
Without putting the issue on the published agenda, the board voted 5-2 for the moratorium Tuesday. Pressman learned of the [...]
Before he became House Speaker in 2006, Marco Rubio had a nice "A" rating from the NRA. But when he faces Gov. Charlie Crist in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary, his rating will drop when they post grades/ratings after the spring legislative session of 2010, said NRA lobbyist Marion [...]
Before he became House Speaker in 2006, Marco Rubio had a nice "A" rating from the NRA. But when he faces Gov. Charlie Crist in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary, his rating will drop when they post grades/ratings after the spring legislative session of 2010, said NRA lobbyist Marion [...]
Florida gun rights advocates appear to be splitting up between Republican candidates for governor, Bill McCollum and Paula Dockery.
Marion Hammer, influential state NRA lobbyist, endorses Dockery—a fact Dockery trumpeted at some length in her first campaign speech at a kickoff rally Tuesday night.
But Bill Bunting, influential Pasco… [...]
The Nation Rifle Association is pushing legislation to ban adoption agencies from asking potential parents if they have guns and ammunition in the home.
NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said adoption agencies are violating gun-owners rights by asking about firearms. She said any request about gun ownership from an agency connected with [...]
Surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren, former House Speaker and lobbyist John Thrasher was sworn in to the state Senate this morning -- taking the Jacksonville seat long held by Sen. Jim King, who died this summer of cancer.
King's current and former staffers and aides watched from the gallery [...]
Surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren, former House Speaker and lobbyist John Thrasher was sworn in to the state Senate this morning -- taking the Jacksonville seat long held by Sen. Jim King, who died this summer of cancer.
King's current and former staffers and aides watched from the gallery [...]
Better known as a spy who uses special ops training to help people, Jeffrey Donovan played a lobbyist for the TV (news) cameras Tuesday to highlight the economic impact his show brings to Florida.
Photo: Jeffrey Donovan, star of Burn Notice, lobbying for more film tax incentives. On [...]
Better known as a spy who uses special ops training to help people, Jeffrey Donovan played a lobbyist for the TV (news) cameras Tuesday to highlight the economic impact his show brings to South Florida.
Photo: Jeffrey Donovan, star of Burn Notice, lobbying for more film tax incentives. [...]
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After California Republican lawmaker Mike Duvall, 54, was caught on tape in September bragging to a colleague about his sexcapades with not one but two women Sacramento lobbyists that included spanking and tiny underwear, the case was seen as evidence of how rampant and, [...]U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores, is among a group of lawmakers under scrutiny by House ethics investigators looking at ties between defense appropriators and lobbyists, the Washington Post reported late Thursday.
The story is based on a confidential document posted online by a House staffer who has been [...]
Okay, so it wasn’t quite the best word to describe the ex-Enron lobbyist now plugging the Federal Reserve as a woman who sells her services as a corporate/banking shill. No, I’m not talking about Alex Sink! But Grayson’s right. Problem is the rightwingers will never stop trying to use Grayson’s, [...]
The Florida State University/Gannett forum on energy exploration—read, oil drilling in state waters—is well under way.
Act 1: David Rancourt, Southern Strategy lobbyist representing the mostly anonymous oil and gas producers known collectively as Florida Energy Associates, immediately, and repeatedly, invoked God in his remarks. He has already thanked God… [...]
So much for the truthaboutrubio website. Launched this morning, it had press clippings that attempted to portray former House Speaker Marco Rubio as a less-than-desirable candidate against Gov. Charlie Crist in the Republican U.S. Senate race.
But then this guy from redstate.com got involved and wondered if lobbyist/GOP [...]
Seeking to distinguish himself from Democratic primary opponent Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, candidate Rick Minor this morning held a press conference in which he vowed not to take any contributions from organizations or lobbyists representing the push for offshore drilling.
"I believe it's important to demonstrate the type of leadership I" [...]
Seeking to distinguish himself from Democratic primary opponent Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Rick Minor held a press conference this morning in which he vowed not to take any contributions from organizations or lobbyists representing the push for offshore drilling.
"I believe it's important to demonstrate the type of leadership I will [...]
